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That's supposed to be kind of half funny, half serious. No matter how bad whatever I'm talking about with the doctor, we always joke around and act like, "Everything is going to be okay!" What could possibly go wrong?! I know that sounds morbid and inappropriate, but it works for me.

Relishing the moment ...I can only offer my deepest feelings. Never take your skills for granted. I envy your ability and craftsmanship. It only takes a second to ask "... What else have you created?...". They thought process,patients and skill to put it all together... .

Impressed

John thank you for sharing. It is something not many will ever see or understand.One can only look to you with Respect... There are those of us who just fly and others like yourself that fly and create... Respect you just got to respect..

The kite is a beauty, but that gift box is simply spectacular. You must have a lot of tools at your disposal to create such a high quality piece. I guess your doctor was astonished upon receiving this gift.

The kite is a beauty, but that gift box is simply spectacular. You must have a lot of tools at your disposal to create such a high quality piece. I guess your doctor was astonished upon receiving this gift.

I have full run of a highly equipped machine shop. I wish more people had access to what I do so they could make their own goofy projects. Machining is still too expensive for most people to get into. The costs are coming down though and a lot of people have some pretty decent equipment in the garages. The biggest problem with hobby/home machining is that the machines they have are almost always light weight, under powered and small. You'll see nothing of the sort in a professional shop because it's almost a joke to expect quality work out of machines like that. Rule number one in machining is rigidity.

The kite was actually a lot harder for me than the box.

My doctor hasn't received the gift yet. Hopefully on the 24th I'll deliver it. Something I've learned by doing this project is that very few people have an appreciation for truly slow flight. Kiters like us find it amazing, but normal folk are like, oh yeah..... neat.... Hopefully the doc will appreciate what it takes to make an object fly slowly.